Softball Recap: Shepherd Wins Going Away Against Gladwin

Bluejays

Margin (Wins)

05/13/25 vs Gladwin	15
05/13/25 vs Gladwin	14
04/16/25 vs St. Louis	14
04/22/25 @ Pinconning	10
05/03/25 vs Pioneer	8

Shepherd won the last time they faced Gladwin and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Bluejays blew past the Flying G's 21-7. The result was nothing new for the Bluejays, who have now won nine matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Avery Veale made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 6.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three doubles, four RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Shepherd let Elise McDonald and Carli Dubois run wild. McDonald went 5-for-6 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Dubois went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Those three RBI gave Dubois a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillian Loonsfoot, who went 3-for-6 with three runs.

Shepherd always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .574. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

Shepherd's win bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Gladwin, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-10.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Shepherd will challenge rival Harrison at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Gladwin is set to face off against their familiar foe Farwell at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.